About — Amin Yousefi

Amin Yousefi born in 1996 in Abadan, Iran, is a London-based writer, researcher, and image-based artist. He holds a Master’s degree in Documentary Photography from the University of Westminster. A native of Abadan in the province of Khuzestan, Iran's most oil-rich region, and the scene of a bloody war with neighbouring Iraq, Yousefi's work examines the event of photography through the socio-political aspect of the medium. His primary concern lies in the implications of the archive, exploring violence in the Middle East enacted and how the act of photography can conceptually mirror the structures of these relationships.
Yousefi's work has been featured in several exhibitions and awards, including being named a 2024 Foam Talent Award winner. His project "Eyes Dazzle as They Search for the Truth" was selected as a finalist for the 2022 Carte Blanche Awards at Paris Photo and was later exhibited with Ag Galerie at the 2023 Unseen Art Fair in Amsterdam. His work has also been showcased at the 2024 Belfast Photo Festival, the 2024 Athens Photo Festival, and the 2024 Kranj Photo Festival. Additionally, Yousefi participated in the 2024 Circulation(s) festival at Centquatre-Paris and the 2024 Back to the Future exhibition at Peckham 24.

Represented by Ag Galerie
To commission a project or purchase a print, please get in touch with me via email: aminyousephi@gmail.com

EDUCATION
2022 MA in Documentary Photography, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
2019 BA in Photography, Department of Photography, Art University of Isfahan, Iran

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Eyes Dazzle as They Search for the Truth, On The Go Platform, Fotografisk Center, Denmark
2019 Life, Death, And Other Similar Things, Ag Galerie, Tehran, Iran
2018 Untitled Photographs, Negaresh Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2024 Hellerau Photography Award, Dresden, Germany
2024 Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greece
2024 Back To The Future, Peckham 24, London
2024 Kranj Photo Festival, Kranj, Slovenia
2024 Restart, Prospektas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2024 Performing Histories / Histories Re-Imagined, Impression Gallery, Bradford, UK
2024 Circulation(s), Centquatre-Paris, Paris, France
2024 Les Boutographies, Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier, France
2024 Foam Talent, Foam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 Past & Present, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
2022 Consider This, Ambika P3, London, United Kingdom
2022 Work in Progress, Gallery West, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
2022 Where We Meet: Connection, Deptford Does Art, London, United Kingdom
2021 Immediate and Remote, Aran Projects, Tehran, Iran
2021 HerMAP Art Project, Bozar Center of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2021 The Censored, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020 Ag Talent 2019, 0/1 Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2019 Determinism Vol.2, Taropod Gallery, Shiraz, Iran
2019 Determinism Vol.1, Negaresh Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2018 An Artistic Conscience in an Ill Body, Negaresh Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2018 The Search, Naqsh Khaneh Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2017 Four Seasons, Sayan Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2016 Isfahan University of Art, Isfahan, Iran
2016 Iranology Foundation Exhibition, Iranology Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 University of Meshkin Shahr, Meshkin Shahr, Iran

ART FAIRS
2024 MIA Photo Fair, Ag Galerie, Curated by Roï Sade, Milan, Italy
2023 Unseen Art Fair, Ag Galerie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

AWARDS AND HONORS
2024 Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2024 Hellerau Photography Award, Dresden, Germany
2024 Athens Photo Festvial, Athens, Greece
2024 Kranj Photo Festival, Kranj, Slovenia
2023 Foam Talent, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 PhotoFrome Awards, Frome, United Kingdom
2023 Guest Room: David Campany, Der Greif, Munich, Germany
2022 Carte Blanche Awards, Paris Photo, Paris, France
2021 Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019 Ag Talent, Ag Galerie, Tehran, Iran
2018 Firoozeh Festival, Tabriz, Iran
2016 Photography Festival of Society and Religion, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Iranology Foundation Festival, Tehran, Iran
2015 The Bucovina Photo Festival, Bucovina, Romania
2014 National Tourism Festival, Tehran, Iran

TALKS
2024 “Limits and Possibilities of Lens Based Art in Contemporary Times”, in Conversation with Luka Savić, Kranj Foto Fest, Slovenia
2024 "David Campany in conversation with Odette England and Amin Yousefi," Peckham 24, London
2024 "On Photobooks," Dastras Photobook Platform, Choom Gallery, Anzali, Iran
2024 "Citizens and Photography, In conversation with David Campany," Photographer's Gallery, London
2023 "The Photo and The Book; A Symbiotic Relationship," University of Neyshabur
2019 “Homayoun Sirizi in Conversation with Amin Yousefi and Ali Afshari”, Ag Galerie, Tehran, Iran
2018 "Beyond a Flow; Dusseldorf School of Photography," Art University of Isfahan
2017 "Contemporary Iranian Photography," Isfahan Photo Club
2017 "History of Iranian Photography," Art University of Isfahan
2016 "Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency," Art University of Isfahan

TEACHING
2024 Lecturer, CALAT, London, United Kingdom
2024 Visiting Lecturer, Photofusion, London, United Kingdom
2022 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Photography, University of Neyshabur
2021 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Photography, University of Semnan

WRITINGS
2024 “The Chroma of Chaos – Batniji’s Digital Dialect“, Photomonitor
2023 "What It Means to Make Photographs as a Young Artist in Iran," Aperture Magazine.
2023 "It Won't Matter to Us Since You Won't Use Our Film," Der Greif Magazine
2022 “I know this Hair, as White as Snow, is not that of an Aged Man” Essay
2022 “Image of Imagination: Photographing Through History“ Essay
2016 "Intimate Life: Photography as Contemporary Art," Sarv Journal, Art University of Isfahan

COMMISSIONS
2022 "In Iran, Death Has a Face," Halaeh Anvari, Aperture Magazine
2022 "Eyes Dazzle as They Search for The Truth" Hapax Magazine, Issue 3
2021 “Ruderal Acts”, HerMAP Art Project, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussel, Belgium

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2024 “Performing Histories / Histories Re-Imagined”, review by Anneka French, 1000Words
2024 “Back to the Future“ written by David Rule, Photomonitor
2024 “Photography: Young talents exhibit themselves at "Circulations," Carine Dolek, TV5 Monde
2024 Interview with ZoomUp, Paris, France
2024 Artist Talk: Amin Yousefi in Conversation With David Campany, Photographer Gallery
2024 "Eyes Dazzle as they Search For the Truth "David Campany, Foam Magazine #65
2024 Foam Talent 2024-2025, Foam Museum
2024 "Looking beyond the boundaries of time," Manuela Accinno, Black Camera Italy
2024 "Artist Feature," Amin Yousefi, PHROOM
2022 "Eyes A re Everywhere "Haleh Anvari
2022 "Amin Yousefi selected for the third issue of Hapax Magazine," University of Westminster
2022 "Amin Yousefi selected as a Paris Photo Carte Blanche 2022 finalist" University of Westminster
2022 "Eyes Dazzle as They Search for The Truth" Hapax Magazine, Issue 3
2022 "In Iran, Death Has a Face," Haleh Anvari, Aperture Magazine
2022 "Source: Graduate Photography 2022" Source Magazine
2021 "Life, Death, and Other Similar Things" PHMuseum
2020 "Amin Yousefi: Life, Death, and Other Similar Things," Paper Journal
2020 "Life, Death and Other Similar Things photographed by Amin Yousefi."
2019 "The Talents of Today, The Artists of Tomorrow," ed. Simindokht Dehghani, Tajrobeh Magazine
2017 "Editor's picks: Youth competition, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards"
2016 National Festival of Architectural Photos of Future City, Catalog